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CMAJ 2001;164(10):1410 [PDF]

I read with interest the from Canadian physicians who finished medical school at a young age.^1-5 I graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1947, having just turned 22. I went straight into general practice in the Northwest Cape area, and what a pumped-up ignoramus I was. The patients very kindly referred to me as "the young doctor." I thought I knew everything. I had to learn the hard way.

Now, in my dotage, I will likely write a book about my medical experiences, to stand side by side with my 2 volumes of verse (neither of which are best-sellers).

Frank I. Jackson
Radiologist
Edmonton, Alta.

References

1. Gans M. Debate about our youngest doctor continues [letter]. CMAJ 2001;164(1):15.

2. Burden G. Debate about our youngest doctor continues [letter]. CMAJ 2001;164(1):15.

3. Marion G. Debate about our youngest doctor continues [letter]. CMAJ 2001;164(1):15.

4. Taylor P. Debate about our youngest doctor continues [letter]. CMAJ 2001;164(1):15.

5. Swyer PR. Debate about our youngest doctor continues [letter]. CMAJ 2001;164(1):15.

[Editors' note:]

According to the Guinness World Records Web site (www.guinnessworldrecords.com), the world's youngest contemporary graduate of a medical school is Balamurali Ambati of Hollis Hills, NY, who graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1995 at the age of 17 years.